California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 0 km N of Weott, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 0 km N of Weott, California on Fri, Sep 18, 1987, 10:20 PM PDT (05:20 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km E of Blue Lake, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Ma), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-09-19 05:20:41 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.328° N, 123.921° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.0 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
340°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.723 km SW of Scotia, California · 14256 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.364 km W of Ferndale, California · 14256 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.635 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14255 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.427 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14252 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.850 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.023 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14250 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14249 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.123 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14249 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.914 km E of Blue Lake, California · 14243 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.813 km WNW of Mad River, California · 14238 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14233 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.013 km SSW of Mad River, California · 14231 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.923 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 14231 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.414 km S of Ferndale, California · 14224 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.3Northern California · 14220 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.717 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 14216 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14212 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.523 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.111 km ENE of Cleone, California · 14208 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.09 km E of Cleone, California · 14206 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.212 km S of Ferndale, California · 14206 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 3.436 km W of Ferndale, California · 14203 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.836 km WNW of Samoa, California · 14202 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.551 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14201 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.710 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14258 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.49 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14258 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.66 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14259 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.010 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14259 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.18 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14261 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.441 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14261 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.623 km SW of Scotia, California · 14261 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.69 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14263 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.413 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14263 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.811 km W of Weott, California · 14264 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.129 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14265 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.415 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14265 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.03 km NNE of Garberville, California · 14266 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.710 km W of Indianola, California · 14266 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.720 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14266 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.954 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14266 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.825 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14267 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.518 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14267 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.127 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14267 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.310 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14268 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085053. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.